COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

+ SOME / ANY
 COUNTABLE NOUNS + (A/ AN/ SOME/ ANY)

AFFIRMATIVE
Singular Plural
There are two bananas/
There is a banana There are some bananas
There are three onions/
There is an onion There are some onions
NEGATIVE
Singular Plural
There isn’t a banana There aren’t any bananas
There isn’t an onion There aren’t any onions
INTERROGATIVE
Singular
Is there a banana?
Yes, there is/ No, there isn’t
Is there an onion?
Plural
Are there any bananas? Yes, there are/ No, there
Are there any onions? aren’t
 We can count countable nouns.
They have a singular and a plural form.

AFFIRMATIVE
Singular
There is some rice
There is some water
NEGATIVE
Singular
There isn’t any rice
There isn’t any water
INTERROGATIVE
Singular
Is there any rice? Yes, there is/ No, there
Is there any water? isn’t.
 UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS + (SOME/ ANY)
 We can’t count uncountable nouns.
They only have a singular form.
 SOME / ANY

 We use SOME with AFFIRMATIVE sentences

 There are some bananas
 There is some rice

 We use ANY with NEGATIVE and INTERROGATIVE sentences

 There aren’t any bananas

 Are there any onions?
 Is there any water?